This Wednesday, May 8 all staff, students and parents are encouraged to wear hats to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health. We encourage parents to talk about the purpose of this with your child/ren and challenge families to think of ways they already support good mental health and can continue to do so. Some ideas to help you include: 

• Encouraging helpful and realistic routines and predictability 
• Be active, spend time together outdoors 
• Create consistent time and space to talk to your kids 
• In difficult situations, help children problem solve (deep breathing, calming exercises, etc.)